Painting the Maple
Essays on Race, Gender, and the Construction of Canada
Published on 1. May 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-7748-0693-0 (ISBN)
Description
Painting the Maple explores the critical interplay of raceand gender in shaping Canadian culture, history, politics and healthcare. These interdisciplinary essays draw on feminist, postcolonial,and critical theory in a wide-ranging discussion that encompasses bothhigh and popular forms of culture, the deliberation of policy and itsexecution, and social movements as well as individual authors andtexts.
The contributors, who come from many fields, establish connectionsamong discourses of race, gender, and nation-building that haveconditioned the formation of Canada for more than one hundred years.They analyze ways in which these elements have participated in andcontributed to exclusionary practices and policies, such asmarginalization of women and racialized groups. Together, their essayspaint a picture of a nation that privileges whiteness, masculinity, andChristianity.
This book gathers many insights on the construction of Canada,hitherto scattered in the literature. It will be of interest tofeminist scholars and others concerned with issues of race and gender.At times provocative, Painting the Maple illuminates thechallenges that lie ahead for all Canadians who aspire to create abetter future in a reimagined nation.
The contributors, who come from many fields, establish connectionsamong discourses of race, gender, and nation-building that haveconditioned the formation of Canada for more than one hundred years.They analyze ways in which these elements have participated in andcontributed to exclusionary practices and policies, such asmarginalization of women and racialized groups. Together, their essayspaint a picture of a nation that privileges whiteness, masculinity, andChristianity.
This book gathers many insights on the construction of Canada,hitherto scattered in the literature. It will be of interest tofeminist scholars and others concerned with issues of race and gender.At times provocative, Painting the Maple illuminates thechallenges that lie ahead for all Canadians who aspire to create abetter future in a reimagined nation.
Reviews / Votes
Such a diverse range of essays is likely to be of most interest to practitioners of interdisciplinarity ... Others will find the theoretical discussions of the construction of Canada as an exclusive nation, characterized by racial and gender discrimination at worst and cultural insensitivity at best, instructive for any branch of Canadian studies. - Judith Fingard (Atlantis) A collaborative tour de force from a coterie of scholars at the University of British Columbia ... The debates and issues raised by Painting the Maple deserve the attention of all interested Canadians and should not be restricted to academic readers alone. - Valerie J. Korinek (The Canadian Historical Review)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Vancouver
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7748-0693-0 (9780774806930)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Veronica Strong-Boag, Sherrill Grace, AvigailEisenberg, and Joan Anderson are professorsat the University of British Columbia in the Departments of Educationand Women's Studies, English, Political Science, and Nursing,respectively.
Content
Constructing Canada: An Introduction by Sherrill Grace, Veronica Strong-Boag, Avigail Eisenberg, and Joan Anderson
Methodology on the Line: Constructing Meanings about 'Cultural Difference' by Isabel Dyck
Domination and Political Representation by Avigail Eisenberg
On the Outskirts of Empire: Race and Gender in Canadian TV News by Yasmin Jiwani
Keeping 'em Out: Gender, Race, and Class Biases in Canadian Immigration Policy by Yasmeen Abu-Laban
Documenting Racisim: Sharon Pollock's The Komagata Maru Incident by Sherrill Grace and Gabriele Helms
Re-Constructing Canadian Literature: The Role of Race and Gender by Christyl Verduyn
'In Another Place, Not Here': Dionne Brand's Politics of (Dis)Location by Peter Dickinson
'Red Girl's Reasoning': E. Pauline Johnson Constructs the New Nation by Veronica Strong-Boag
Encountering Anomalies: A Cultural Study of Chinese Migrants to Early Canada by Lisa Chalykoff
The Mountie and the Nurse: Cross-Cultural Relations North of 60 by Linda Warley
A Lesbian Politics of Erotic Decolonization by Becki Ross
Hegemonic Nationalism and the Politics of Feminism and Multiculturalism in Canada by Jo-Ann Lee and Linda Cardinal
Constructing Canada: The Gendering and Racializing of the Health Care System by Joan Anderson and Sheryl Kirkham
Building Transdisciplinary Standpoints: An Integrative Bibliography by Gabriele Helms, Matt James, and Patricia Rodney
Methodology on the Line: Constructing Meanings about 'Cultural Difference' by Isabel Dyck
Domination and Political Representation by Avigail Eisenberg
On the Outskirts of Empire: Race and Gender in Canadian TV News by Yasmin Jiwani
Keeping 'em Out: Gender, Race, and Class Biases in Canadian Immigration Policy by Yasmeen Abu-Laban
Documenting Racisim: Sharon Pollock's The Komagata Maru Incident by Sherrill Grace and Gabriele Helms
Re-Constructing Canadian Literature: The Role of Race and Gender by Christyl Verduyn
'In Another Place, Not Here': Dionne Brand's Politics of (Dis)Location by Peter Dickinson
'Red Girl's Reasoning': E. Pauline Johnson Constructs the New Nation by Veronica Strong-Boag
Encountering Anomalies: A Cultural Study of Chinese Migrants to Early Canada by Lisa Chalykoff
The Mountie and the Nurse: Cross-Cultural Relations North of 60 by Linda Warley
A Lesbian Politics of Erotic Decolonization by Becki Ross
Hegemonic Nationalism and the Politics of Feminism and Multiculturalism in Canada by Jo-Ann Lee and Linda Cardinal
Constructing Canada: The Gendering and Racializing of the Health Care System by Joan Anderson and Sheryl Kirkham
Building Transdisciplinary Standpoints: An Integrative Bibliography by Gabriele Helms, Matt James, and Patricia Rodney